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Six gods walk into a bar

One of the great misconceptions about free speech is that the needlessly provocative jerks practising it think they shouldn't be criticised

Rajapaksa's defeat means advantage for India, bad news for China

The new president had announced he would scrap many of the contracts between Sri Lanka and China in the infra sector

Kenneth Rogoff: Do economic sanctions work?

Although such restrictions can be an essential way to demonstrate moral resolve, their economic effects are usually modest

Wines from foreign shores

In India, sales of imported wines have grown from a few thousand bottles in 1986 to nearly 5 million bottles in 2014

Empathy fatigue

Jaitley vs Rajan is a media creation

Interestingly, it's not even half as intense as Chidambaram vs Subbarao

Artificial scarcity in telecom

Revenue-centric approach to spectrum must end

West Bengal needs more than a summit

State also needs credible governance reform

Successful trading systems

Akash Prakash: Look now to domestic investors

Foreign institutional investors will not bail out Indian markets in 2015

Jim O'Neill: China's big year ahead

The eternal bears say the Chinese market is an unsustainable bubble. But here are three basic factors, taken together, that will make it easier for China to rebalance its economy

Teixobactin: An antibiotic that can trick bacteria

Scientists claim there are almost no detectable signs of bacteria becoming resistant to the antibiotic produced from soil

Public sector bank autonomy: Only lip service so far

Unless the government gives up control, functional autonomy at state-owned banks will remain a mirage

Punjab National Bank, not SBI, should buy UTI Mutual Fund

The merger of SBI MF and UTI might create the largest fund house by assets. But what will you do with size?

Rahul Jacob: India's healthcare crisis

The wide disparity between the best healthcare & quackery that much of the population must endure is partly to blame for India's apathy

A tough task

India has to stand out well against worried markets

Rachit Ranjan & Shoikat Roy: Finding a number for 'good' governance

Define good governance in the Indian context, and then build an index

The baffling case of Stuart Binny's selection

The 'allrounder' got a ticket on the World Cup bus yesterday. Abhishek Jha points out why this selection is biased in more than one way

Five things that will decide the market direction in 2015

Key signs investors should watch out for in the Indian and global market

Sensex crash: Nothing to worry about

Unlike earlier years, when the Sensex's returns were average and consumer inflation was high, we are in a much better shape